Amber Hayward
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Savouring this time of abundance as summer stretches and fades into autumn, we gathered to seed wisdom and stories old and new in Derby. Marking the close of our five-month exhibition at QUAD, The Seeds Take Root invited local people to reflect on, nurture, solidify, all the ideas and connections that have been unfurling over…
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For the past eight years on Mallon Farm in County Tyrone, Helen and Charlie have been growing and processing flax – likely the first to be sown and harvested on the island for decades. What started as a nod to Northern Ireland’s textile past, lost to years of industrialisation, sparked an incredible passion for regrowing…
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Hundreds upon hundreds of local families flocked to Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse earlier this month to remember, together, traditions and knowledge once shared in abundance over Norfolk’s fences and hedgerows. Heritage Open Days, held each September across the UK, invite us to rediscover hidden local histories and stories passed down from our ancestors. Adding to…
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We Feed The UK poems will inspire students at hundreds of schools across the UK this autumn, in an exciting collaboration between our partners Hot Poets and National Poetry Day. On Thursday 1 October, 1.5 million school students will celebrate National Poetry Day. Each year, classrooms are filled with lyrical creativity as more young minds…
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We Feed The UK features in an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal focusing on significant research across all aspects of the visual and performing arts.
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Earlier this month, a day of festivities in Derby marked the start of We Feed The UK’s five-month showcase at the city’s cultural hub, QUAD. Stemming from the success of our recent thematic exhibition in Nottingham, a tailored curation of three We Feed The UK stories is on display in the centre of Derby until…
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Over six joyous weeks, four tales of community growing brought school children, grain enthusiasts, and food lovers into the fold of We Feed The World, with a curated selection of work exhibited at Primary. A joyful and optimistic view of our future. Thank you. Val, exhibition attendee Following a bustling launch event with activities for…
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As snowdrops, crocuses, and daffodils begin to surface, so too comes a new phase of We Feed The UK. Four stories of community food production kick off our thematic touring exhibition; enriching, connecting, and strengthening the grassroots agroecology movement. We Feed The UK began with ten respective stories, each shown regionally to draw in and…
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Children and young people are experiencing considerable climate anxiety and are starting their adult life with a sense of existential threat and a perception that it’s too late and there’s nothing to be done. We need to change that. It’s simply not true, but the current requirements of the national curriculum are focused on problems…
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“The world doesn’t change one person at a time. It changes as networks of relationships form among people who discover they share a common cause and vision of what’s possible. This is good news for those of us intent on changing the world and creating a positive future. Rather than worry about critical mass, our…
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Amid a tangle of glasshouses in Wood Green, North London, the sound of Djembe drums, singing, and laughter filled the air as we gathered to celebrate the launch of our newly released regenerative farming book, We Feed The UK, created by The Gaia Foundation and published by Papadakis. Featuring all ten stories, poems, and photography…
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We’re back from Groundswell, having shared seeds, poetry, and freshly baked stories from the land among friends old and new. Over ten thousand people assembled to chew over the future of regenerative farming in the sun-scorched fields of Lannock Farm, Hertfordshire. Groundswell Festival has been at the forefront of introducing regenerative agriculture to the mainstream…